On-Line Welding course

[N_Jay]

Anyone familiar with this;

1 Day Welder

Learn How to Weld at Home in 1 Day for only $58 - Self-Paced Online Welding Program with Thousands of Students Enrolled!

quinnmorrissettestudio.com

Learn to WELD AT HOME in Just 1 Day

I started looking into the local Community College and there is no way to fit courses into my schedule.

I am not looking at becoming a professional, juts to get a better understanding of what I am doing.

I know there are a ton of You Tube videos, but first you have to kill a day looking for the ones you like, and hoping they cover what you need.

Thoughts (I have spent more than $60 on stupid stuff)

 

[hh76]

I didn't look into details about that course, but I don't think I'd pay for an online course. I would practice and ask a lot of questions on here.

 

[welder4956]

For the price, I would say just give it a shot and let us know how much it helped. It would certainly not make you a pro in 1 day, but the syllabus looks like it would give you the fundamentals and give you a good start for future learning on your own.

 

[Mark_17]

I know you looked into CC but I had luck with my Votech. It was 1 night a week, I think 4 hours, 5-9PM.

I took both of their welding courses and it was a great experience.

I also wanted to just learn to weld for personal projects, also no intention of doing it for a living.

 

[NUTTSGT]

If you're already okay with spending the cash, I'd say go for it.

In the end, you can provide feedback for the membership here.

 

[ybnormal]

I know you looked into CC but I had luck with my Votech. It was 1 night a week, I think 4 hours, 5-9PM.

I took both of their welding courses and it was a great experience.

I also wanted to just learn to weld for personal projects, also no intention of doing it for a living.

yep, it's understanding what's happening in the background . they just don't teach that kind of stuff anymore.

 

[dogdog]

I got my self the Covell Tig Welding DVDs 1 and 2 (rare find but it does exist) series back in the day for about $60... worth the money for the information it is presented and in good orders, speaks clearly and just have that instructor voice. But nothing beats hands on part that no dvd or online can offer.

can't tell you if the online course is good.

dvd wise

Ron Covell for the Mig/Tig welding

Steve Bleile for Mig/Sitck and O/A

this is the weldingtipsandtricks guy review of Steve Bleile videos.

Arc Welding Video - A review of Steve Bleile's Arc Welding Video - Arc Welding 2

I highly recommend this Arc welding video - one of the best Welding DVD videos I have seen

www.weldingtipsandtricks.com

Both might have left us already... that was over 20 years ago. Ron Covell have his own youtube channels and have good tricks on sheetmetal fabrication videos.

**** Ron Covell is still alive...
His channel.

https://www.youtube.com/c/RonCovell/videos

$50 for one day access ? seems steep and it looks like it's bunch of youtube video links organized in the lesson plans. Dunno what it is worth.

 

[N_Jay]

$50 for one day access ? seems steep and it looks like it's bunch of youtube video links organized in the lesson plans. Dunno what it is worth.

It is "lifetime" access.

Looks like 50 some video segments. (A few min each)

 

[dogdog]

It is "lifetime" access.

Looks like 50 some video segments. (A few min each)

yea not sure then for you... if it save you time and have better information, then it might be worth it, but that might have a lot of subjective element in that "worth it" part.

 

[N_Jay]

Well, pulled the trigger, so another use for the TV in the shop.

 

[Ultradog MN]

No offense to anyone but...
I think an online course in welding would be like an online course in marksmanship or driving.
It might help you learn some of the basics but it ain't nothing like getting your hands on the wheel - or firearm - and practicing.

 

[N_Jay]

No offense to anyone but...
I think an online course in welding would be like an online course in marksmanship or driving.
It might help you learn some of the basics but it ain't nothing like getting your hands on the wheel - or firearm - and practicing.

Exactly.
I plan on watching in the shop with my welder in hand.
Watch- try- rewatch as needed

 

[Gutman]

I know you committed, but check out a couple welding channels on utube.

Tim Welds. He makes some good videos and also sells a course of instruction. IIRC, it was reasonably priced.

Jody Collier of Welding Tips and Tricks is one of the best. Great series of videos.

Bob Moffat on Weld.com.

There are a few others that have good instructional videos, but the ones that shine have good ($$$) video equipment to capture the arc shots.

I went the local community college route because I had the time to do it, but I have used the tube to help me. That and loads of welding.

Also, check out welding web forum.

I regret that I did not attempt to learn to weld/fabricate 45 years ago.

 

[N_Jay]

I know you committed, but check out a couple welding channels on utube.

Tim Welds. He makes some good videos and also sells a course of instruction. IIRC, it was reasonably priced.

Jody Collier of Welding Tips and Tricks is one of the best. Great series of videos.

Bob Moffat on Weld.com.

There are a few others that have good instructional videos, but the ones that shine have good ($$$) video equipment to capture the arc shots.

I went the local community college route because I had the time to do it, but I have used the tube to help me. That and loads of welding.

Also, check out welding web forum.

I regret that I did not attempt to learn to weld/fabricate 45 years ago.

I learned just enough in High School to keep the bed from falling off my Jeep, and to make a clamp to go around the I-beam in a friends garage to lift engines (Shop teacher made me call it something else and swear I never told him what it was for.)

Yes, I have watched some you tube stuff, but never sure I am getting what I need in the right order.
Hope the $60 is not wasted.

I did screw up the order and seemed to get a second (next level) package.

When I called the number to cancel the second subscription, was expecting a call center, but Quinn answered, apologized for the error and reminded me to email if I had any questions or comments as I used the course.
Hoping the customer service stays that good.

I always like REAL companies on the internet as opposed to "Internet Companies".

 

[KSJeff]

You might check around with some welding schools in your area and see if they do one day hobby classes. I just went to school for welding (as a IT guy in his 50s) after hours and the most important part for me was seeing it done correctly and learning how to evaluate a weld and fix my settings. They also occasionally offer a one day weekend course for hobby folks. I went to it as well and it was very good. I think a course would be fine after that.

You might even try to find a local welder and pay them for a four hour session with your welders.

I think either of those would add a lot of value for your online/video course.

 

[jmdirk]

No offense to anyone but...
I think an online course in welding would be like an online course in marksmanship or driving.
It might help you learn some of the basics but it ain't nothing like getting your hands on the wheel - or firearm - and practicing.

Agreed. Watching videos and even practicing on your own are fine. But it's that real time feedback while you're doing it that can be invaluable.

Sure, you can post your welds and someone can tell you you're going too fast, too slow, too hot, too cold etc. But it's more helpful if someone can tell you that while you're doing it. That feedback after the fact is really hard to incorporate because most of us have almost zero muscle memory about how fast we might have been moving a day or so later.

Plus with welding, it's one thing to learn how to get the setup on a machine close, but it's learning how to watch the puddle and adjust on the fly depending on what's happening. That's impossible to do via videos or online.

 

[N_Jay]

You might check around with some welding schools in your area and see if they do one day hobby classes.

Did, and nothing that was not ridiculously expensive.

You might even try to find a local welder and pay them for a four hour session with your welders.

Not a bad idea after I get past the point where much of the time will be wasted oin stupid things.

 

[Ultradog MN]

This thread got me thinking about an idea I've had for a couple of years.
That of taking a night class at a local VoTech for some refresher training.
So I made a couple of calls this morning.
They offer one near me. It is not set up yet but is usually offered in the fall and winter one night a week.
I got on their list and they will call or email me when they have more info.
I was a pretty fair stick man in my younger days but never learned to run a squirt gun (mig) so will focus on that.
Back then, squirt guns were for mass production - things that robots do now and I wanted no part of it.
But there are so many things you can do with mig that is much harder with stick.
Mig is fast, clean, more precise and ultimately more versitile than stick.
But a word to the wise about welding:
Learning to weld will Not make you a fabricator.
A robot can make fantastically perfect welds. But it can not design and build a simple welding table to do the welding on.
It takes a fabricator to do that.
Meanwhile, at 71 years old, Im really looking for some time under the hood this fall to learn how to operate a squirt gun better.
Sorry this got so long...

 

[JasHook]

@N_Jay
How did it turn out?
I just found garage journal forums looking for this exact info...

 

[N_Jay]

@N_Jay
How did it turn out?
I just found garage journal forums looking for this exact info...

Watched a couple, but really need to watch them in the garage and practice as I go.
Been a bit busy so will get back to it this spring.
What I saw looked good and due to a billing issues had a conversation with the guy who made them.
Offered for me to reach out if I needed any additional help.
Seems honest about wanting to make his students successful.

 

[BigMike782]

I am a firm believer that if you can find one a high school welding textbook will do you wonders. There are a lot of theories that will help you understand what is happening that may or may not be covered in a video.

 

[pi_guy]

Ah
Hands on is the only real way to go.
I have been teaching a welding class to an artist, musician.
It started with some Miller welding books a few Utube videos, often to show what not to do.
Welding in short sleeves and crocs is a big no no.
I guess watching the video for the safety might help.
We have covered MIG welding Mig Brazing, gas welding and TIg with different materials we have not done Arc yet that will be in the spring.
Being a musician he noticed right away how my welding sounded and being a piano player moving the TIG wire was easy.
But I have done most of my work as repair, which adds a different level of complexity vs building from new stock.
We did some real world application fixing hockey nets with MIG.
The hands on with an experienced welder to point out issues makes learning easier.
Being a fabricator the other part of course is a project of his design so he is learning the use of many other tools and processes.

All education helps to a point but there are times that hands on makes the difference.

And every hour I teach him I get 2 hours of work from him in garden....

 

[txvwnut]

I saw a lot of the usual suspects mentioned and I'll add 6061.com, one time fee for unlimited viewing. It's mostly aluminum but he does throw in some stainless and there might some mig stuff as well covers welding and basic fab.

 

[N_Jay]

Well, I tried signing up for a Community College class, but nothing worked with my schedule.
I figured videos would be better than book as trying to read and weld at the same time did not seem to be a good idea.

 

[rvieceli]

I’m a big promoter of the community college route for learning welding.

Our local college has two programs, a full associate degree program with certification and an adult Ed course that serves as an intro and is hands on skill based.

The certification courses generally meet during the day. The adult Ed class in one night a week for about 4 hours for 8 to 10 weeks.

A lot of the CC that have the regular welding classes also have an adult Ed one as well.

Ron

 

[BigMike782]

Well, I tried signing up for a Community College class, but nothing worked with my schedule.
I figured videos would be better than book as trying to read and weld at the same time did not seem to be a good idea.

You do realize that a structured class is usually going to require you to do some reading of a text to understand the theory of what is going on?

 

[N_Jay]

You do realize that a structured class is usually going to require you to do some reading of a text to understand the theory of what is going on?

Yes. The issue is having a visual you can review while practicing in lew of the instructor.
As opposed to just written words a d still images.

 

[Willie Makeit]

try YouTube. Tons of channels on this very subject and it won't cost you a dime.

I really like Jody's "style" of teaching on Welding Tips & Tricks ... his videos were invaluable while i was teaching myself to TiG weld.

 

[Mandres]

+1 to Jody from welding tips and tricks. You won't find a better teacher than YouTube anywhere these days, and it's completely free.

I think the first step is deciding what you want to make. That will drive what process you'll want to learn. Then get a welder and get to practicing.

 

[dr_clyde]

Reading, videos and theory study is important, but there is NO substitute for DOING, and having a knowledgeable instructor give feedback.

Not knowing what you don't know is a huge barrier, and it can be very hard to un-learn bad habits or straight up wrong information.

I read LOTS about stuff I want to learn, but at the end of the day, teachers have jobs for a reason...

 

[N_Jay]

Reading, videos and theory study is important, but there is NO substitute for DOING, and having a knowledgeable instructor give feedback.

Not knowing what you don't know is a huge barrier, and it can be very hard to un-learn bad habits or straight up wrong information.

I read LOTS about stuff I want to learn, but at the end of the day, teachers have jobs for a reason...

That is a big reason I went this way.
Not knowing what I didn't know, I figured as organized set of videos was a better approach than me randomly clicking around on YouTube hoping to find what I needed without missing some critical precursor.

Now, I just wish I had enough free time to get into the shop and start watching and practicing.

 

[Gutman]

As I sit here wait for some welds to cool, I had some additional thoughts.

One of the most valuable lessons I learned on my welding journey was: How to recognize, and then fix a bad weld. Both adjust the settings, positioning, fit up, technique, blah blah blah, for the next weld, but more importantly, 'make' a bad weld good.

I had a couple instructors as I took some classes at the local community college. I learned a lot of the theory. Good. I learned several good techniques. Good. I still watch vids on utube and use a lot of the resources on the wwweb. Good.

But despite the claim by some who've never made a bad weld and they've been welding since birth (not me), I had one instructor who actually took the time to show us what needed to be done once you done f'd up. He said it's going to happen no matter how hard you try, and it's best to know what to do once you do the dirty.

Sadly, although I've improved with age, in more ways than one, I still find that skill has been money for me.

 

[ArcIndWeld]

Jody from welding tips and tricks has a great app called welderskills that i'd choose first if you dont like any of the current youtube offerings. That being said Im not a fan of the link you posted its got that infomercial/ "DOCTORS HATE THIS ONE TRICK" type feel to it that immediately takes away any credibility in my eyes imo.

 

[BigMike782]

Called the local community college and inquired about welding classes. If I'm going for a certificate I can get free tuition because I live in the county. If I am just looking to refresh my skills and gain some extra knowledge it just shy of 1,000.00